Senate Bill 616
Relating to: energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, energy and environmental design standards for state buildings, structures, and facilities, energy and environmental design standards for school district facilities and other local government buildings, leasing of state buildings, structures, and facilities, standards for the construction and use of graywater systems, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 616 be placed at the foot of the 11th order of business on today's calendar.
Senate Bill 624
Relating to: expanding the authority of political subdivisions to make residential energy efficiency improvement loans, and authorizing political subdivisions to make water efficiency improvement loans and impose special charges for the loans.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 624
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 626
Relating to: modifications to platting requirements.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 626?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 626
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 651
Relating to: loans to manufacturing businesses for energy improvements, job creation, retooling, or clean energy production; the administration of energy utility programs; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; requiring the exercise of emergency rule-making procedures; and making appropriations.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 651 offered by Senators Plale and Kanavas.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill
651 offered by Senator Lassa.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 651?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 651?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 651 offered by Senators Leibham and Schultz.
Point of Order
Senator Lassa raised the point of order that Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 was not germane.
The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Leibham appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the Decision of the chair stand as the judgement of the Senate?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 18.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen and Schultz - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator Ellis - 1.
The Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 651?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 28; noes, 5; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 28.
Noes - Senators Cowles, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, A. Lasee and Lazich - 5.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Senate Joint Resolution
70
Senate Bill 307
Senate Bill 400
Senate Bill 435
Senate Bill 445
Senate Bill 446
Senate Bill 574
Senate Bill 624
Senate Bill 626
Senate Bill 651
Assembly Joint Resolution
126
Assembly Joint Resolution
127
Assembly Joint Resolution
130
Assembly Joint Resolution
131
Assembly Joint Resolution
132
Assembly Bill 32
Messaged.
Senate Bill 121
Senate Bill 163
Senate Bill 375
Senate Bill 383
Senate Bill 409
Action Messaged.
Senate Bill 661
Relating to: general permits for certain wetland restoration activities and providing a penalty.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 661?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 661
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 664
Relating to: financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.